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About Thisfarmlife

Charles is a mixed dairy, beef and arable farmer, working in partnership with his father and 2 brothers in Warwickshire. They milk 350 Holstein cows, using both conventional and robotic systems, which are housed all year round. They grow wheat, barley, oilseed rape, oats, potatoes and maize over 1300 acres, as well as having diversified into industrial units. Charles is married to Linda, a primary school teacher, and they have two children, Chloe and Henry. He also has a real passion for education, and helping people to gain a better understanding of the food they eat and how it is produced.

Planting and growing spring wheat – with farmer Charles

Watch farmer Charles prepare his land to plant spring wheat, what machines he uses and what the crop needs to…

The milk bottle challenge, with dairy farmer Charles

You may buy your food and drink, like milk, from the supermarket, but behind the shelf there’s a network of…

How do robots milk cows? Find out with Farmer Charles

Find out how robots allow cows to choose when, and how often they are milked on Charles Goadby’s farm in…